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Sports Resource Centre opens
Though not the ideal setting for a Resource Centre, Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony, before a small gathering opened the facility, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue yesterday.
Stating categorically that the venue was just a temporary one with the final home earmarked to be at the National Sports Commission Centre on Woolford Avenue, Dr. Anthony revealed that the Centre could serve to improve the entire outlook about sports and how it could serve to educate administrators, coaches and athletes.
Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony (right) makes a point during the launching of the Resource Centre yesterday.
According to the Minister, the Centre with books worth $1.6 million will also be quipped with a Television and DVD where those using the facility could review matches, while a photocopying machine will also be installed to accommodate those who’re interested in making copies of pertinent information for their respective disciplines.
Among the books that are housed at the Centre include Promoting Physical Activity, Organising Successful Tournaments, books about basketball, Cycling Track & Field, How to treat Sport Injuries, 5 and 10K Training, Strength Training & Conditioning, Teaching Children Physical Education, Coaches Guide & Team Policies.
Dr. Anthony said that the Centre could also serve as a source of knowledge for students preparing to write Physical Education at the CXC level.
He called on Federations and Associations with materials on sports to donate any excess to the Centre since the effort must be seen as a collaborative one.
Chairperson Conrad Plummer told the audience, the event was historic and the first few steps on a long journey have been made.
He advised that down the line, the Centre must move to stock the Biography and Autobiography of top Guyanese Sports Personalities.
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport Keith Booker said that the launching of a library is a very important activity.
He added that a sportsman needs to know all the intricacies of their individual discipline, while lauding the whole idea of creating the Centre.
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